Freehold works timing after notice

[Collectingbrass]

This summer our Freeholder served notice on the Leaseholders that they intended to replace all the fire doors and entry doors to the blocks of flats I live in - as a private sale / purchase leaseholder. The works were replacement of fire doors and the need was identified not long after the Grenfell Fire.

Over 4 months after the service of the notice the works still have not been procured - as far as I can tell. I work in the construction industry on the client side and would have thought that 4 months would have been long enough to procure a simple contract like this, even if it would take 12 - 16 weeks to get the doorsets then manufactured after the orders are placed through the supply chain.

How long has the Freeholder got to start the work under the initial notice before all bets are off? I don't particularly agree the work needs doing, especially at the notified cost of over £1200 per leasehold, but if it is to be done then I would prefer to know for sure.

[Collectingbrass]

Thanks very much for that. Presumably there's no guidance for the duration between the end of consultation at stage 1 & the notices issued at stage 2/3?

[Collectingbrass]

Thank you, that's great help and good advice.